Lantern



J. H. DEAN.

LANTERN.

APPLICATION man JAN.8, 1918.

M Q M 0 U N 7w M W W n JOHN H. DEAN, or TOLEDO, OHIO.

LANTERN;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 18, 1919.

Application fi-led January 8, 1918. Serial No. 210,851.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. DEAN, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and use ful Lantern; and 1] do hereby declare thefollowing tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as w ll enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, referones being had to the accompanylng drawingsand to the characters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to lanterns, and particularly, but notnecessarily, to 'those of the acetylene gas burning type.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved lantern of thischaracter and primarily, first, to so locate the gas generating tankthat it will not be disposed above the burner in position to be heatedthe heat arising from the burner when lighted, and, second, to providesimple and efficient means for permitting the removal ofa globe from, orits insertion into the lantern frame. Further objects and advantages ofthe invention will be apparent from thefollowing detailed description.

The invention is fullydescribedin the following specification, andwhile, in its broader. aspect, it is capable of embodiment in numerousforms, a preferred embodiment thereof is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a. lantern embodying my invention withparts broken away, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of'a top portion thereofwith the top or dome portion of the lantern raised to permit a removalof a globe from or its insertion within the lantern, Fig. 3 is anenlarged section of a portion of the upper part of the lantern, and Fig.4 is a perspective view of the frame bar.

The lantern frame, in the present instance, comprises the four uprightsor side bars, 1, 2, 3 and 4, preferably formed of a heavy grade of wireand being shaped adjacent to their lower ends to provide the reentrantportions 5 on which rests and .is secured the member 60,11 whichtheglob'e- 7 is intended to rest and which is customarily of ring form.The portions of thesi'de barsbelow the reentrant portions5-formdivergent or downwardly and outwardly extending legs -wardlyconverge and have their bent toward each other 8 which connect to a basering or member 9. This base ring is of circular form and has its endsspaced apart and bent upward to form the two uprights 1 and 2 so thatthe base member and said uprights are integral. The lower ends of theother two uprights 3 and 4 are looped around upwardly ofl'setportions'lO of the base ring as shown, or they may be attached theretoin any other suitable manner.

The dome or top 11 of the lantern is provided at its lower edge with aninwardly turned annular flange 12, the inner edge of which is turnedupward as shown at 13 and forms the tOp with a central restrictedopening into which the upper edge of the globe 7 is intended to feed.The top 11 is hingedly connected adjacent to one side edgev thereoftothe upper ends of the uprights 1 and 2, which uprights for suchpurpose, u-pupper ends to form axially alined trunnions 14, which feedinto a bearing socket 15 secured to the under side of the'flange 12adjacent to one side edge of the top. The flange 12 adjacent to theopposite side edge of the top is provided with two radially elongatedslots 16, which are equidistantly spaced from opposite sides of thebearing 15 and are properly positioned to permit the insertion of theupper ends of the uprights 3 and 1 therethrough when the top is inclosed position. The upper ends of the uprights 3 and 4 are providedwith the vertical or substantially straight portions 17 adapted to beinserted through the respective slots 16 and each of these portions isprovided at or adjacent to its outward end withan outwardly ofisetshoulder 18, which in the present instance, is formed by turning the endupright upon itself. Due to theoutward springing tendencyof the uprights3 and l, it is necessary to radially depress them relative to thelantern axis in order to place them in register with the respectiveslots 16 to permit the insertion of their upper ends therethrough, andwhen such. insertion has been effected, the uprights upon beingreleased, spring outward to the outer ends of said slots with theirshoulders 18 disposed above the outer end wall 'of'the slot. It is thusevident that an upward swinging or raisingof the top from engagementwith the uprights 3 and L is prevented until *such uprights have been inwardly depressed to withdraw the shoulders 18 thereof from lookingregister with the side of the flange 12. A spring wire 19 is provlded onthe bottom of the top flange 12 and has portions at opposite sides ofthe flange axis which are adapted to engage and bear down on theshoulder 20 at the upper end of the globe 7 when the top 11' generatoris provided with'the customary lower chamber 23 for containing acetyleneand with the upper water chamber 24. Water is permitted to slowly dripor feed into the acetylene chamber, and such feed is controlled in thepresent instance, by a valve of which 25 is the control handle. A gasoutlet pipe 26-leads transversely from the chamber 23 beneath the globesupporting member 6 and thence upward through the center of said memberbeing provided at its top with a burner tip 27.

It is evident that I have provided a simple, efficient, strong anddurable lantern, the top 11 of which is capable of being easily andquickly opened to permit the removal of a globe 7 from, or its insertionwithin the lantern frame by simply pressing inward on the uprights 8, 4Land then turning the top 11 back upon the hinge uprights 1, 2. When aglobe has been placed withm the frame, the top is swung down on to theuprights 3, 4 and said uprights'pressed'inward from their normaloutwardly sprung positions to place them in register with the slots 16,16 in the top into which they then enter and spring outward to place theshoulders 18 intolocking engagement with the outer end walls of saidslots. It is also evident that by placing the generator 21 at the sideof the lower portion of the lantern frame, instead of at the topthereof, over the burner, as is customarily done in lanterns of thistype, the contents of the generator is not heated by radlant heat fromthe burner. The heat of generators by radiant heat from the burners whendisposed above the same, is found to be extremely objectionable and tocause the generated steam to enter and pass through the burner pipe withthe acetylene gas thereby impairing and frequently putting out theflame.

I wish it understood that my invention is not limited to any specificconstruction or arrangement of the parts as it is capable of numerousmodifications without departing from the spirit of the claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. In a lantern, a top having an inturnedflange at its bottom edge forming a globe receiving opening, said flangehaving spaced radial slots at one side of its axis, a pair of uprightframe members pivoted at their upper ends to the lower edge of said topat the opposite side of the axis thereof to said slots and a pair ofupright frame members having their upward ends adapted to projectthrough said slots and shouldered to engage over the outer wall of therespective slots to releasably retain the top in closed position, saidshouldered uprights normally springing outward beyond the outer ends ofsaid slots.

2. In a lantern, a frame comprising a top, a circular base member formedof wire, the ends of which are spaced apart and extend upward therefromto form uprights, and a plurality of uprights extending upward in spacedrelation from other portions of said base member, said uprights havingtheir upper ends supporting and engaging said top.

3. In a lantern, a frame having a plurality of transverselyspacedupright members, an acetylene gas generator disposed between and carriedby two of said uprights ad]acent tothe lower ends thereof and having agas outlet pipe extending therefrom and terminating in a burner withinsaid frame.

4:. In a lantern, a frame having a base 100 portion and a plurality oftransversely spaced uprights rising therefrom and an acetylene gasgenerator carried by a portion of said uprights at one side of saidframe and coiiperating with said base portion to 105 support the frame,said generator having a gas pipe extending transversely therefrom andterminating in a burner within said frame.

5. In a lantern, a top, a frame support- 110 mg said top and having acircular base member formed of wire, the ends of which extend upwardtherefrom to form uprights and having their upper ends forming trunnionsto which the top is hinged, and an .115 upright extending upward fromsaid base member in spaced relation to said first upright and having itsupper end in supporting catch engagement with the top.

6. In a lantern, a frame having a top, a base portion, and uprightsrising from said base portion and supporting said top, and an acetylenegas generator carried by some of said uprights atone side of the frameand cooperating with the base to form a support for the frame, saidgenerator having a gas outlet pipe terminating in a burner Within theframe. I

7. In a lantern, a frame comprising a top, a base member formed of wire,the ends of which are spaced apart and extend upward therefrom to formuprights in supporting engagement with said top, one or more otheruprights rising from said base member in supporting engagement with thetop, and an acetylene generator secured to said first mentioned spaceduprights and having its bottom portion disposed between the spaced endsof said base member.

8. In a lantern, a frame comprising a top, a circular base formed ofwire, the ends of which are spaced apart and extend upward therefrom toform uprights, a plurality of uprights extending upward in spacedrelation from other portions of said base member, said uprights havingreentrant portions forming supporting shoulders and having their upperends in supporting engagement with said top, and a shade supportingmember carried by said reentrant portions.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to thisspecification.

JOHN H. DEAN.

